Exporting Browser Bookmarks to Desktop

I am using Nokia N8. I have a lot of bookmarks in my N8 web browser and I wish I could export it to my desktop. The main reason why I want to do this is because the amount of bookmarks I have has slowed down my mobile phone, and unfortunately I cannot delete those as they are very invaluable for me. Also, now-a-days accessing a single bookmark has become a more than 2-minute ordeal. Please help me on this.

There are two kinds of metadata involved when you consider jpeg or other image file.
One is the file data. This is what the Finder shows. This tells you nothing about the contents of the file, just the File itself.
The problem with File metadata is that it can easily change as the file is moved from place to place or exported, e-mailed, uploaded etc.
Photographs have also got both Exif and IPTC metadata. The date and time that your camera snapped the Photograph is recorded in the Exif metadata. Regardless if what the file date says, this is the actual time recorded by the camera.
Photo applications like iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, Picasa, Photoshop etc get their date and time from the Exif metadata.
When you export from iPhoto to the Finder new file is created containing your Photo (and its Exif). The File date is - quite accurately - reported as the date of Export.
However, the Photo Date doesn't change.
The problem is that the Finder doesn't work with Exif.
So, your photo has the correct date, and so does the file, but they are different things. To sort on the Photo date you'll need to use a photo app.

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    You can transfer bookmarks using two different formats:
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    ** [[Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer]]
    * Export format: with this option, Firefox creates an HTML file with an ancient format compatible with most browsers. It is not as complete as the newer Backup format. More info:
    ** [[Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file to back up or transfer bookmarks]]
    ** [[Import Bookmarks from a HTML file]]
    Neither of these files contains cookies or passwords.

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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks
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    See also:
    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-use-bookmarks

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  • I have exported my bookmarks to an external drive. I want to import them back and they dont show when i click import..

    When i click import, then open external hard drive the bookmarks dont show. If i open the external drive via 'start/computer' i can see them in it ok,.

    Yes, that is a JSON backup, so you need to remove the .html file extension and add a .json file extension instead.<br />
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

  • Manual backup of bookmark json file is empty, export of bookmark html file "self-deletes"

    I'm now using Firefox 17.0.11esr in Win 7 at work and 26.0 in Win XP at home. I tried 24.2.0esr at work, but had to return to the earlier version, because of this problem below, which also happens with my home machine:
    I cannot save, manually or automatically, a usable bookmarks json file for use as a backup. The files are always empty.
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    You can try to create a new profile and keep both profiles open at the same time.<br />
    You can do that by starting the second instance with the -no-remote command line switch (see further down).
    Then you can do a copy and paste of the bookmarks in the Bookmarks Manager (Library) from the current profile to the Library of the new profile to create a new places.sqlite database file.<br />
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    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
    See:
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows
    Use the -no-remote command line switch to open another Firefox instance with its own profile and run multiple Firefox instances simultaneously.
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Opening_a_new_instance_of_Firefox_with_another_profile
    *https://developer.mozilla.org/Mozilla/Multiple_Firefox_Profiles

  • Use of browser.bookmarks.file in about:config to back up bookmarks file at location of my choice.

    I want to Firefox to do automatic backup of the bookmarks file. It saves the file in the Firefox Profiles folder. To have it save the file in My Documents, I created the following new preference:;C:\Users\Gerry\Documents\BOOKMARKS. However, the bookmarks file was not saved at this location when I exited Firefox. I tried adding a filename to the preference: browser.bookmarks.file;C:\Users\Gerry\Documents\BOOKMARKS\Firefox bookmarks.html. It still didn’t save the bookmarks file at this location. How do I do it? How do I specify both the new file name and the path? The following is earlier correspondence.
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  • I have OS X I think. In any case I installed an updated firefox and my OS itself isn't updated enought to run it. So can I either somehow downgrade to the old firefox or at least somehow access and export my bookmarks?

    I have OS X I think. In any case I installed an updated firefox and my OS itself isn't updated enought to run it. So can I either somehow downgrade to the old firefox or at least somehow access and export my bookmarks?

    Swarnava, the OP is using a Mac, not Windows.
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  • Explain in detail what the "Bookmark to Desktop add-on" is for? also...

    Please somebody explain in more detail, what the "Bookmark to Desktop add-on" is for? Why would someone want it , what's it about, how to make it work?
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    Arranging bookmarks is not possible in Android. You can set up Firefox Sync to manage bookmarks on the desktop side. The changes will sync back to Firefox for Android.
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-sync-take-your-bookmarks-and-tabs-with-you

  • I am trying to export my bookmarks to an HTML file, but the "organize" option does not appear when I click on the "bookmarks" option on the menu bar. How can I find the organize option?

    How can I find the "organize" option or export my bookmarks to HTML when no "organize" option appears when I click on the "bookmarks" word on the menu bar?

    Menu changed to show "Show All Bookmarks" see item #7 "Menu changes (wording)" in
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    Help says to do it the way I have in the past, but there is no Organize option in the Bookmark menu.
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    Thanx. That solved the problem.
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